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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an
evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) or
15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’).
Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this
report.
(b) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our management
prepared and is responsible for the consolidated financial statements and all related financial
information contained in this report. This responsibility includes establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) under the Exchange
Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
To comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, management
designed and implemented a structured and comprehensive assessment process to evaluate its internal
control over financial reporting. Such assessment was based on criteria established in Internal Control—
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting
can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Management
regularly monitors our internal control over financial reporting, and actions are taken to correct any
deficiencies as they are identified. Based on its assessment, management has concluded that our
internal control over financial reporting is effective as of January 29, 2010.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of Ernst & Young LLP regarding internal
control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by Ernst &
Young LLP pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to
provide only management’s report in this annual report.
(c) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have been no changes during the
quarter ended January 29, 2010 in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange
Act Rule 13a-15(f)) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
(a) Information Regarding Directors and Executive Officers. The information required by this
Item 10 regarding our directors and director nominees is contained under the captions ‘‘—Who are the
nominees this year,’’ ‘‘—What are the backgrounds of this year’s nominees,’’ ‘‘—Are there any familial
relationships between any of the nominees’’ and ‘‘—How are directors identified and nominated,’’ all
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